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CAMBRENSIS HYDROGEN ECONOMY SEMINAR SUCCESS

The seminar on the Hydrogen Economy held by Cambrensis Ltd in Middle Temple, London on 24th January 2003 was a striking success. Selected materials from this event will be posted on the Cambrensis website.

Highlights included –

• a presentation by Dr Dick Derwent OBE of the UK Meteorological Office on remarkable new findings that indicate that pure hydrogen remains in the atmosphere for 2 to 3 years and has a Global Warming Potential, much lower than Methane but higher than Carbon Dioxide. This paper has wide implications, for design of hydrogen systems such as pipelines and refuelling infrastructure and for policymaking generally;

• a presentation by Dr David Slater of Cambrensis (a combustion chemist by training) focussing on the risks of handling hydrogen, such as its its flame speed and temperature and explosive characteristics, and the absolute need for these factors to be taken properly into account and not concealed from a public increasingly sceptical of government pronouncements on science;

• a review by Dr David Hart, Head of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Research at the Imperial College Centre for Energy Policy and Technology of current developments and opportunities in hydrogen production, transport and storage;

• A presentation by Dr Angelo Amorelli of BP’s Gas, Power & Renewables division on industrial opportunities, developments and perceptions; and

• Presentations of different aspects of hydrogen within national energy policy by William Wilson and Dr John Murlis of Cambrensis and by Alex Evans of the Institute for Public Policy Research.

The seminar was well attended by senior representatives of –

BG
BP
BP International
BMW
British Energy
Carbon Trust
Cass Business School
Combined Heat and Power Association
Department for Transport
ENDS Report
ERGO Magazine
Greenpeace
Imperial College Environment Office
Innogy
NESTA
Newsweek
OSCar Automotiove
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Rio Tinto
Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce Fuel Cell Systems
Southern Water
Science Policy Research Unit – Sussex University
TRL Ltd
UNED-UK
Welsh Development Agency
Yorkshire Forward

For further information, please contact –

Dr David Slater
Managing Director
Cambrensis Ltd +44 (0)1432-840-568
E-mail dslater@cambrensis.org